I give this lecture in the Function and Dysfunction course for first-year veterinary students. The fluoroscopic videos of a vomiting dog was very well received.

1. The Regulation of Gut Function and Motility Antonia Jameson Jordan, D.V.M., Ph.D.

4. input output

7. Peristalsis: http://www.wzw.tum.de/humanbiology/data/motility/35/?alt=english

9. Segmenting contractions: http://www.wzw.tum.de/humanbiology/data/motility/35/?alt=english

10. Schematic of gastric emptying:

11. Gastric emptying: http://www.wzw.tum.de/humanbiology/motvid01/movie_04_1mot01.wmv

14. Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) serve as pacemakers for GI muscles: Horowitz et al. Annu. Rev. Physiol. 1999. 61: 19-43

18. Central Autonomic Neural Network Effector Systems (muscle, secretory epithelium, endocrine cells, vasculature) Enteric Nervous System (myenteric plexus, submucous plexus) Parasympathetic Nervous System Intermediate cells Parasympathetic ganglia Sympathetic ganglia Nodose ganglia Dorsal-root ganglia Sympathetic Nervous System Central Nervous System

23. Postoperative ileus in horses:

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33. Vomiting: http://www.wzw.tum.de/humanbiology/data/motility/35/?alt=english